Which Titebond glue do you use?

[Jim C Bradley]

The world is lucky. There is only one of me. Therefore I am an Original.

However, next time I purchase, I am going to get the stuff that has more open time. Original, sometimes, has me going faster than I want to.

Enjoy,

JimB

[Bill Arnold]

I use Titebond II for most things. I tried a gallon of III but didn't care for it.

[Charlie Plesums]

The world is lucky. There is only one of me. Therefore I am an Original.

However, next time I purchase, I am going to get the stuff that has more open time. Original, sometimes, has me going faster than I want to.

Enjoy,

JimB

You can extend the open time if you put a slight water mist on the wood before applying the glue (or even after). The glue starts to cure when the water evaporates. so if the wood is moist, it is slower to wick water away from the joint, and gives the greater open time. I use a spray bottle of water, so it is not enough to dilute the glue and thin the glue layer, just enough to slow the evaporation and wicking of water away.

If I am looking for long open time, I use plastic resin glue (the polite name for urea formaldehyde - since it has so little formaldehyde that I cannot detect it). That glue dries rigid, so is also great for bent laminations and veneer, and will not creep like the PVA glues.

[Carol Reed]

I'm an Original gal myself.

[Bob Gibson]

WOW, that's a lot of glue!

I have used Titebond III for about three years and have gotten used to the short open time.

Just double checked my receipts from 2011. I bought 4 quarts. Went to woodcraft today and bought 1 new one.

[Don Baer]

I use either II or like Charlie I'll use Elmers carpenters glue.